AN: Sorry so late I am just bogged down. Hope you enjoy. Just a little upbeat chapter. Not much going on. Have to get back into the swing of things. As always your comments good or bad are always welcome. I own nothing.
Ianto awoke the next morning smiling. He was pleasantly sore. A sore he was certain months ago he'd likely never feel again. Sex with Jack was an unique experience of that he was sure. Even Jack was the only guy he had ever been with.
Slowly, so not to wake his bedside partner he rolled out of bed, pulled on a pair of boxers and made his way down to Sarah's room. He felt slightly guilty that he hadn't checked on her all night but after three rounds with Jack he had been pretty worn out. As he approached the door he hesitated, fabulous sex or not Sarah had been seriously hurt.
"You know I can feel your guilt, as well as other things," said a muffled voice from the other side of the door.
Opening it he smirked, "Sorry."
"No need, I almost came myself. You to are seriously hot and I hope someday I feel something close to what you feel when you are with Jack."
Ianto had been moving to the bed but he stopped instantly with Sarah's last comment, "You…felt…"
"Everything, just like I have always been able too in times of high emotions."
Ianto sank on the bed, ever careful of Sarah, and placed his head in his hands.
"Don't Ianto I'll bloke better when I am not on drugs. And I know what you are thinking I shouldn't have too, but we opened that link under a lot stress and it's a big one. It is going to take sometime to close it."
"I…"
Sarah struggled to sit up, the pain meds had long wore off and everything was hurting, but she was bound and determined. Moving with what little energy she had she wrapped her arms around Ianto, "Hey, it's okay. I know it sucks, that is something I should never see and/ or feel but I did and it was HOT. I am going to remember to block and block hard. We will figure it out, but for now revel in the fact that you had fabulous sex with the man you love."
"So very true. Okay enough sourness. I'll get over it, we will fix the link, right now you need pain meds."
"So very true, also the bathroom I think."
"Do you need me to…?"
"No just help me get there."
It took a little maneuvering but Ianto managed to get Sarah to bathroom and back before Jack's phone started ringing. Sighing internally with the knowledge that their 12 hours were up he shifted the pillows around to make Sarah more comfortable and made to leave the room to get her some food and more pain meds. Except when he turned he was block by one immortal captain.
"That was Charlie, we have a report from Kathy Swanson of a house plant attacking a 76 year old woman. Woman says she found the plant in the park yesterday."
"Right I'll get dressed than."
"Up to you, obviously Sarah needs someone her with her. I'll pick it up on the way in. Charlie also says there looks to be a small rift opening that we can maybe send our viney friends through."
"Sarah is right here you know and she is going into work."
Jack moved around Ianto to face Sarah more clearly, "No, you shouldn't have been at the Hub at all and now that you are home you are ordered to stay here. I will send Drem later to do a check up."
"But…"
"Don't think that you can argue this with me because if you continue to be difficult than I will let Drem recheck you into the hospital. Are we clear?"
"Yes, but Ianto should go in. Set me up with a laptop and some munchies and I will be good."
"Munchies yes, laptop no," stepped in Ianto, "You will only us it to work."
"Come on, I can run analysis in my bed, go over CCTV footage. Nothing to extraneous I promise. If Ianto stays here you are going to be down two people and Drem is just on his second day. He hasn't gone through any training."
"What if I call Rhi? She can be here if you need anything and that way we are only down 1."
"I still want to help," pushed Sarah, "I can keep looking for Marie and help out should you need anything. CCTV wise."
"Okay CCTV only though and only to try and spot Marie," answered Jack quickly turning to Ianto to block his obvious retort, "You can monitor what she is doing from the Hub with the tracking program if you think she is working to hard."
Sighing Ianto turned to leave the room, "Alright I'll get you some breakfast and Rhi." He kissed Jack quickly before leaving the room completely, "I'll be in when she gets here."
Jack smiled in response as he watched Ianto's delectable ass leave the room.
"I am so very glad you pulled your head out of your ass."
Jack turned his grin getting wider and kissed Sarah on the forehead, "Me too my dear me too and thank you very much for the wake up call."
Smiling Sarah replied, "You are welcome."
Two hours later Ianto was at his wits end, "Jack I think I am going to kill her."
"She's injured Ianto give her a break."
Shifting the phone to his other ear as poured yet another cup of coffee in the hopes that it calmed him down, "I know but she just keeps insisting that she's fine and tries to do things for herself. I swear…"
"Strong pain meds Ianto. We both know you act the same way."
Sipping his coffee he had to grudgingly agree, but he wasn't going to vocalize it, "When are we send our viney friends through."
"Nice change of subject, looks like four more hours. When is Rhi getting there?"
"Soon I hope. I am about to lose it. Drem should just tranquilize her."
"I heard that!" hollered Sarah from her room.
"You were meant too!"
"Ianto…"
"I know patience; I think I lost mine some where."
"No way you are the same cool collected welshman I feel in love with."
"Jack you are getting corny and very domestic, calling the wife and kids to check up on them."
"For you Ianto anything."
"See very corny."
"Ha, noticed you recognized that you are the wife."
Ready to give a witty retort Ianto stopped when the door opened, "Oh thank God."
"Rhi?"
"Yep"
"Good I am in coffee withdrawal."
"You only love me for my coffee."
"That and your ass, bye!"
Ianto hung up the phone as his sister walked in.
"Thank the lord there coffee."
"Of course, any trouble coming?"
"Nope the kids are in school and Johnny is leaving early so take your time and save the world. It will be like a slumber party."
"Excellent, she needs help with everything and don't let her tell you other wise."
"Got it. Is she going to be okay?"
Ianto had explained all to his sister not wanting her to be in the dark about anything anymore. After her intail fears she was more than willing to come over and help out. "She will be fine. She just needs to rest."
"Good. Ianto the kids…"
Ianto took his sister in his arms, "We are monitoring their every move. Nothing and I do mean nothing will ever happen to them. Marie has royally screwed herself."
"Good, lead me to her."
Taking Rhi's hand head lead her to Sarah's room which now had two laptops going, "Sarah!"
"What this is my spare and it was only over there on the chair. I needed more screen space," replied Sarah sheepishly."
"I give she is all yours. The pills on the night stand are her pain meds. They are strong stuff so no more for another four hours. The cream needs to go on her burns in two hours and Drem our new medic I was mentioning will be here sometime this morning."
"I can take car of myself," grumbled Sarah.
Rhi looked her over with her bandages, "Right move over and get up Eastenders on one of those I need to catch up."
Ianto smiled as he watched Sarah balk for a moment before giving in and minimizing what she was doing. Rhi was the right person for the job. She certainly had the experience Johnny was a handful.
As he was making his escape he couldn't help but overhear his sister ask for the juicy gossip about him and Jack. He groaned as he shut his flat door, he had managed to keep that on the down low but with Sarah hoped up on pain meds his sister would soon know all the juicy gossip as she called it before too long.